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Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock 'n' Roll

by Nick Tosches

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Celebrating the dark origins of our most American music, Country reveals a wild shadowland of history that encompasses blackface minstrels and yodeling cowboys; honky-tonk hell and rockabilly heaven; medieval myth and musical miscegenation; sex, drugs, murder; and rays of fierce illumination on Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others, famous and forgotten, whose demonology is America's own. Profusely and superbly illustrated, Country stands as one of the most brilliant explorations of American musical culture ever written.

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"Celebrating the dark origins of our most American music, Country reveals a wild shadowland of history that encompasses blackface minstrels and yodeling cowboys; honky-tonk hell and rockabilly heaven;"
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About the Author

Nick Tosches is the author of Hellfire, Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll, Power on Earth, Cut Numbers, Dino, and Trinities.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780306807138
Author:
Tosches, Nick
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Author:
Tosches, Nick
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Country
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
Country music
Subject:
Country music -- History and criticism.
Subject:
Country - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
MUSIC / Country
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
96-05
Publication Date:
19960831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.26x5.32x.60 in. .80 lbs.
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